Head of Production

Skyfront; Redwood City (CA); Vor Ort; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Skyfront in Redwood City is seeking a Head of Production to own day-to-day manufacturing operations for our endurance multicopter program. You will lead the production, testing, and flight test teams, manage the build schedule, and drive quality, throughput, and on-time delivery as we scale in-house manufacturing.

You will implement scalable processes, establish KPIs, and partner with procurement to bring new capability online.

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience in production management.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and word processing.
• Experience with MRP systems and production planning.
• Experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude) is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Manage the production lifecycle from order to finished delivery to final product.
• Lead the assembly, integration, and flight test teams.
• Manage inventory and update our MRP software monthly.
• Ensure on-time delivery; provide delivery timeline estimates to the sales team.
• Report to the CEO with status updates on orders and inventory levels.
• KPIs: drones shipped per month and percentage shipped on time.

Kenntnisse

Production management

Leadership

Quality & on-time delivery

KPI tracking

Tools

Excel

Word processing

MRP software

Claude AI

Jobbeschreibung

Skyfront builds the world's longest endurance multicopter drones for commercial and defense applications. Our products fly for hours and hundreds of miles, to detect, transport, and explore without risking human life, for a fraction of the cost of traditional aircraft.

Role

Skyfront is transforming from small to full scale production. We are hiring a Head of Production to own day-to-day manufacturing operations at our Redwood City facility. You will lead our production, testing, and flight test teams. You will manage the build schedule, and drive quality, throughput, and on-time delivery of our aircraft. As we bring machining and additional processes in-house, you will play a central role in standing up new manufacturing capability and shaping how Skyfront builds at scale.

Responsibilities

• Manage the production lifecycle from order to finished delivery to final product
• Manage the assembly, integration, and flight test teams
• Manage inventory and update our MRP software on a monthly basis
• Make sure that products are delivered on timeProvide delivery timeline estimates to the sales team
• Report directly to the CEO, providing status updates on orders and inventory levels
• Your KPIs will be # drones shipped per month and % of drones shipped on time
• Work with our procurement team to

Requirements

• > 3 years of experience as a production manager or similar role
• Mastery of spreadsheets and word processing
• Fluidity with AI tools, specifically Claude
• Competitive pay
• Genuinely exciting work
• A meritocratic environment where hard word and excellence is rewarded